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US-Iran attacks on tankers around Hormuz are raising fears of devastating oil spills across the Gulf.
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told the United Kingdom that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The closure of the consulate, which represents the British government in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Palestinian issues, is among a series of retaliatory measures by Israel in response to the UK, France and Canada announcing sanctions on Israeli settlement
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told Britain it must close its East Jerusalem consulate within a month, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, as a retaliatory step against sanctions that Britain, France and Canada have announced against settlements. The sanctions are among the strongest collective actions taken by major Western allies of Israel over Israeli settlements, and have prompted intense pushback in Israel weeks before it holds a general election.

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Israeli military: "Yesterday (Tuesday), the IDF and the ISA precisely struck in several areas across the Gaza Strip and dismantled three Hamas and Islamic Jihad weapon storage facilities. Additionally, a launch pit from which rockets were fired toward Israeli territory throughout the war was dismantled. The terrorist organizations stored dozens of different kinds of weapons inside the storage facilities, including rockets, Kalachnikov rifles, and additional combat equipment. Furthermore, the

Sneha Gupta, in her SOS video, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene and help in securing her husband's safe return.
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, overnight.
Russian forces launched nearly 40 attacks on 20 settlements in the Sumy region between the morning of September 8 and September 9, causing civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.

Schools in Lebanon are set to start on September 15, but many still host people displaced by Israel's war.

The Trump administration did not oppose a UK-led move to sanction Israeli settlers and entities involved in expanding West Bank settlements, according to U.S. officials and Western diplomats. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham briefed President Trump before the announcement. Trump did not object or ask the UK to change course. U.S. officials also told Britain they shared concerns about Israel’s West Bank policy, even if they disagreed with the sanctions themselves. Source: Axios

Trump: Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night. They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have hurt Germany so badly. THEY ARE ON THE RISE, and not going to take it anymore! MGGA!!!

Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 263 combat clashes over the past day, including 49 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front. Russia also deployed 9,233 kamikaze drones and dropped 302 guided bombs.

Centcom releases footage claiming attack on Iranian ship The US Central Command released a video where it claimed an an Iranian ship was "sinking in the Gulf of Oman" after a US attack on Tuesday. "M/T Riesco sinks in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 8, after being destroyed by CENTCOM forces in response to attempted IRGC attacks on a U.S. Navy warship," the post on X read. M/T Riesco sinks in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 8, after being destroyed by CENTCOM forces in response to attempted IRGC attacks on

Israel has notified the British consulate in East Jerusalem of its impending closure, impacting the accreditations of assigned diplomats. The British diplomats involved in a Gaza coordination mission are required to leave within a week.
The Starokozache border crossing with Moldova has suspended operations following a Russian drone attack.

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Johann Wadephul explained that Germany should benefit from providing Ukraine with the largest share of financial and military support
Russia’s total combat losses since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to September 9, 2026, stand at approximately 1,500,870 personnel, including 1,480 over the past 24 hours.

A Russian attack on a civilian car near the village of Pidlyman in Kharkiv Oblast's Izium district has killed a man and injured a woman.

All EU member states back trade sanctions against Israeli settlements All European Union Member States agree that Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said. In a post on X, Kaja Kallas indicated that the UK and 11 other countries backed trade sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. "The EU remains the largest donor of humanitarian assistance to Gaza and t
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Haaretz cites sources from a new book on the incident as saying that about ten days before the attack, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Benjamin Netanyahu to warn him that Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major attack on Israel

Oil prices jumped more than one percent towards $100 Wednesday and stocks struggled as a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns, putting upward pressure on inflation ahead of key data at the end of the week.
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Elbridge Colby added that the authority "cannot predict" the duration of the conflict

Russian forces attacked the Starokozache international border crossing in Odesa Oblast with drones, killing and injuring civilians and forcing the crossing to suspend operations temporarily.

The United States remains Taiwan's main international backer and arms supplier despite lack of formal diplomatic ties.
The trial will bring to a close one of the US government's earliest and most closely watched battles against a Chinese company.

Four Palestinians killed in West Bank by Israeli forces, settlers over past 24 hours Israeli forces and settlers have killed four Palestinians in Nablus, Qalqilya and Tulkarm over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported. This raises the death toll of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of the year to 100. The latest killings come amid an escalation in Israeli violence targeting Palestinians and their properties across the West Bank. Mourners attend a f

The Iranian government is taking an increasingly aggressive approach as it confronts a growing economic threat and worries that its grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping, analysts say.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,480 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

The clarification came after a map, first published by the UN on July 1 and extensively used during discussions regarding the United Nations UNGA resolution, depicted Arunachal Pradesh as an independent state bordering Assam and China.

IRGC says it struck US combat destroyers Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out attacks on US combat destroyers DDG-119 and DDG-53, which carry cruise missiles and Aegis systems, claiming it caused "significant damage" to the vessels. State media cited the IRGC as saying that the strikes were in response to "aggressive actions and malicious harassment of Iranian tankers and ships" by the US. "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other armed forces of the Isla
The plenary session, titled "Enhancing Russian-Indian Trade and Industrial Partnership: Towards Greater Self-Reliance," will be the central event of the exhibition’s business program

Russian forces attacked Dnipro overnight, causing a fire at a building materials warehouse and a house.

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia are likely to continue militar...

PAKISTAN is the fifth most populous country in the world. Nearly seven million babies are born in Pakistan each year — approximately 19,000 every day. The urgency of family planning is difficult to exaggerate. Yet the scale of the crisis can tempt us into believing that the solution is simple: create awareness, provide contraceptives and persuade couples to have fewer children. The reality in Pakistan is far more complicated. When my organisation began facilitating family planning services in vi